Larger gauged pins. Large # = thinner pin.

There is no sizes of gauges on the headpins, you have to read the label outside of the package.

Try using earthy nature inspired materials such as hemp cord, leather, and stones. Adding silver really completes the flare....

Yes, you can get three inch head pins but when I make longer earrings I prefer to use a piece of chain(quite often you have shorter pieces that have been cut off) Using the chain gives so much more movement to the creation instead of being stiff & hanging down.I usually wrap but some can be hung on the chain using jump rings.

Murano has been a famous Italian glassmaking center for centuries. Contemporary Murano glassmakers are still employing the same techniques used by their predecessors for generations past, resulting in gorgeous handmade works of art

U-top ear threads usually stay in place pretty well, but on threads without a u-top I use a tiny rubber stopper and slide it to the back of my ear.

We currently have one free design idea using clip on earrings:

http://www.artbeads.com/clip-on-earrings.html

In most cases you can take a look at our Learning Center Earring Designs and change the earring finding to a clip on if you so choose. Please follow the link below to view our free earring designs:

http://www.artbeads.com/lc-jewelry-earrings-view-all.html

I have the same problem, so I began using rubber "stoppers" as an alternative. They're shaped like tubes or flowers. The holes are very tight, of course, and to loosen the holes, I push as many as I can onto the shaft of a large safety pin. The pin stretches them just enough and not too much. I leave them on the pin, so I have a ready supply of stretched ear nuts. BTW, it helps to push them onto the earwire with a screwing motion.

Sure. Using a bead that is of reasonable size and weight and you can also use an ear clutch (rubber) to keep the thread secure to the ear.

They are in the Earring Findings & Components section on Artbeads.com. They have a category called chandelier findings.